‘The Incredibles 2’ Set For 2019
Today is turning out to be a great day for people who love superheroes, be they live-action or animated. Hot on the heels of Marvel’sPhase ThreeandPhase Fourannouncements, Disney hasjust confirmeda 2019 bow forThe Incredibles 2. More about theIncredibles 2release date after the jump.
Disney hasofficially announcedThe Incredibles 2will open onJune 21, 2019.Brad Birdis returning to direct the sequel. By the timeThe Incredibles 2hits theaters, 15 years will have passed since the original film came out. And we thought the 12 years betweenMonsters, Inc.andMonsters Universitywas a long time.
That’s not a complaint, mind you. While a lot of filmmakers and studios will pay lip service to the notion of waiting for “the right story” before making a sequel, Pixar actually avoids churning out sequels just for the sake of them.Toy Story 2andToy Story 3are just as beloved as the originalToy Storybecause nothing about them felt rushed or half-assed.
Bird gavea status update onThe Incredibles 2last month:
I have the story arc. I’m probably three-quarters through the script, first pass through the script, but we’re already boarding parts of it. I’ve got a lot of people that worked on the first one working on it, so we’re all having a good time with it.
Plot details onThe Incredibles 2are being kept under wraps for now, thoughSamuel L. Jacksonhas said his character Frozone will be part of the movie. “Every time I run intoBrad[Bird, director] he always tells me Frozone is part of what’s going on [in the sequel], so I have to believe that,” he said. Of course,that was last year, so who knows if things have changed since then.
In a recent interview, Birdsaid the one big differencebetween the twoIncrediblesfilms “is that you don’t have the family discovering, or rather, the kids discovering their powers.” His real interest, however, remains with the characters. “[T]he powers themselves are not that interesting, it’s the people that are interesting and how they react to having those powers.”
As of now, here’s the Pixar lineup for the next four years.
We’re proud to present the official release dates for our upcoming slate of films through 2019.pic.twitter.com/1cbmRnVv03
